The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-01

lnc colleges OF thiS country contain lS,0OO
female students.
Oberlin College had 1899 students last year,
$50 OF whom were Ohio people.
In Java buildings are made OF wicker work,
so they may better resist earthquake shocks.
Whisky dlstIlllng Peoria has contributed
$3.50 1900 TO the internal Revenue fund since
1863.
In New York City there are 5000 families
who receive help from charitable associations
and the city.
Joseph II. Choate has ascertalned that there
were no lawyers in New England for the first
half century of its existence.
Two large panthcrs which recently escaped
from 4 travelling show are roaming the woods
in the vicinity Of Roscoe, III.
Sunday. School Tcacher-Now, children, can
any Of you tell me who Mcthusclah was!
Small Scholar-IIe was a chestnut.
At a party in Middleton, Conn, the guests
piled their wraps on n bed, fatally smothering
a baby which was asleep in the bed.
The word humbug is from Hamburg; "a
piece Of Hamburg news'' was in Germany u
proverblal expression Of false political rumors.
The gross mineral output Of Montana last
year was s.4,0O0,OO), of which there was So
10000 in gold, s7,600,00J in copper, and
Sl3, 100000 in silver.
The fish hatchery at Pctoskey, Mich, has
%, 00O, 00) young white fish waiting TO be
planted in the spring. The output will be
larger than ever before.
Rare books and manuscripts in the great
Paris library are to be photographed, so that
they can be reproduced in case of being de
stroyed by any accident.
Evaporation is q wonderful power in draw
ing the water from the sea. Every year Il
laver of the entire sea fourteen feet deep is
taken up into the clouds.
A father at Tcnnille, Ga, gave his sick
child a drink out OF his gallon jug. When the
father disappeared the child again secured the
lug and drank itself to death.
A Chicago butcher admits that two-thirds of
the canned meat sold in the markets there
as chicken is in reality the meat Of rabbits
that have been long frozen.
An Ontario minister prayed, one recent Sun
lay morning, as follows: Lord, bless our
servant-glps who are detained from joining
in the worship Of Thee by the sleeping of their
masters and mistrcsses."
An Open Questlon-Parson ~ hope for a
mild, open winter" Layman: 81 hope for
a hard o%ld-tlmer." Parson-"But, my dear
sir, think Of he poor" Layman: "Great
Scott, man, think of the toboggan club"
Mother-Did you pray In your Sunday
to-day, Johnny Johnny-Yes, mann
una. Mother-That's a good little boy, ALWAYS
pray in Sunday school. Father-But what did
you pray forl %Johnny-I prayed for it to let
out. e.
The city of New York provides for free
attendance at night for poor people.
1t is done by simply calling n policeman,
duty it is to fetch a doctor, his fee be-
paid by the city II the patient is unable
to do so.
One OF the largest and finest gold nuggets
ever unearthcd in California is on exhibition
In San Francisco. II is about the size OF an
Derby hat, weighs thlrty-dvc
and is worth about $1,000. Great
hunks of gold hang out OF It's sides.
Bishop Ia Tor, on his way down the Afri-
,an coast, saw a murderer put to death. The
nan was let Town into a hole in the ground
even feet deep and three feet vide. As he
TODD on his feet in the hole he was slowly
,urled alive. Then a sharp stake was driven
downward through the length Of his body.
Omaha Lady-Why, Deacon Goode, what is
he matterl Deacon Goole-rve just had a
erriblc fall on this icy pavement, and am so
urt | am afraid | won't be abe TO keep my
to lecture tonight. Too bad.
What is to be your subject "The Awful Dam
ers OF Dancing" But, my dear young lady,
walk so carelessy along here; the pave
rent is fearful slippery. oh, don't worry
bout me. l learned TO dance on a waxed
DOR.
There are only four tunnels In the world
niger than the Severn tunnel In England,
hlch has just been opened for passenger
'anlc. IL Is nearly four and one half miles
two and one quarter miles OF which is
nder the bed OF the river. The ventilation
this immense length of tunnel is described
= those who have been through II as simply
.rfect, the machinery prov ded for the pur-
,se keeping up a constant breeze OF perfectly
ire air.
A big bull dog was recently cast to play n
ost admired part In a sensat onal drama at
Cincinnati theatre. At a critical point In
e llay every night he bounded out and
pzed the william by the throat, holding on
true bull dog fashion, amid great applause.
he other night the dog grabbed the man as
ual, but the incentive for his e%xcrtion, a
? piece OF liver concealed around the mans =.
ok gave way, aud his dogship stood there
fore the footiights aud deyoured it. He II
IS not encorcd.
There Is a good old German woman who lives